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Cathy Wurzer
ST. PAUL, Minn.

Minnesota Wild starts season as Lynx enter WNBA Finals

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Lindsay Whalen, Jasmine James
Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen shoots against Phoenix Mercury guard Jasmine James (10) during Game 1 of the WNBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in Minneapolis.
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In sports, the Minnesota Wild are back on the ice for another season. In the opener last night in St. Paul, the Los Angeles Kings won a shootout for a 3-2 victory over Minnesota. The WNBA finals begin Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lynx host the Atlanta Dream in the first game of a best of five series. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke about those stories with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.

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Lindsay Whalen, Jasmine James
Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen shoots against Phoenix Mercury guard Jasmine James (10) during Game 1 of the WNBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, in Minneapolis.
Stacy Bengs/AP